Greatest Selling Artists of the 70s and 80s

For each year listed below, enter the name of the album that was the best selling album of that year.

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Last updated: March 29, 2012

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Hint	Answer
1970 - Simon and Garfunkel	Bridge over Troubled Water
1972 - Neil Young	Harvest
1973 - War	The World Is a Ghetto
1974 - Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
1975 - Elton John	Elton John's Greatest Hits
1976 - Peter Frampton	Frampton Comes Alive
1977 - Fleetwood Mac	Rumours
1978 - Bee Gees	Saturday Night Fever

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1979 - Billy Joel	52nd Street
1980 - Pink Floyd	The Wall
1981 - REO Speedwagon	Hi Infidelity
1982 - Asia	Asia
1983 - Michael Jackson	Thriller
1984 - Michael Jackson	Thriller
1985 - Bruce Springsteen	Born in the USA

Level 27

Sep 9, 2014

dark side of the moon was the best '73 sold album

Level 45

Jan 30, 2015

I only type in "born" and get "born in the usa" correct. "Goodbye" and I get "Goodbye yellow brick road" correct. "Bridge" and "Bridge over trouble water" correct. I type in "live" and "Frampton live" and neither work.

Level 73

Jan 11, 2023

Fun quiz. I got 13/15. I just couldn't pinpoint 1973 and 1975.